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located in Fukushima Prefecture,

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 6,315 in 21608 households, and a

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of 170 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

Asakawa is located in southern portion of Fukushima prefecture in the floodplain of the Abukuma River. Asakawa has a humid climate (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Asakawa is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .

Neighboring municipalities

* Fukushima Prefecture ** Shirakawa ** Ishikawa ** Tanagura ** Samegawa

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Asakawa has declined over the past 40 years.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kunimi has been in decline over the past 70 years.

Climate

Asakawa has a humid climate (

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History

The area of present-day Asakuwa was part of ancient

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. The area was mostly ''

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'' territory under direct control of the

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during the

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. After the

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, it was organized as part of Ishikawa District in the

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region of Iwaki Province. The village of Asakuwa was formed on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on August 1, 1935. The town expanded on October 1, 1950, by the annexation of the neighboring village of Yamashiraishi.

Economy

The economy of Asakuwa is primarily based on agriculture.

Education

Asakawa has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. *Asakawa Middle School *Asakawa Elementary School *Asakawa Yamashiraishi Elementary School *Asakawa Satoshiraishi Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Suigun Line * -

Highway

Local attractions

*Yoshida Tomizo Memorial Museum

Noted people from Asakawa

Tomizo Yoshida was a prominent Japanese pathologist, famous for discovering the Yoshida sarcoma. In addition, he is known for demonstrating the chemical-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in rats with his mentor Takaoki Sasaki. Yoshida received the Imperial Prize ...

- pathologist

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Towns in Fukushima Prefecture